Luggage handle clip



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LUGGAGE HANbLE CLIP Filed oct. 8, 1945 y "ip 3 la v G' ORGE LnPscHuTzPatented Feb. 6, 19.45

LUGGAGE `HANDLE CLIP George Lipschutz, Philadelphia, Pa. p ApplicationOctober 8, 1943, Serial No."505,439 i (c1. 19o-5s) V1 claim.

This' invention relates generally to `luggage hardware'and moreparticularly to an improved construction of a clip for securing yto the`luggage that type of carrying handle which has the capacity, when notin use, of lying flat against the outer surface ofthe luggage, or ofbeing -arched away from said surface to provide a` convenient andcomfortable hand-hold for carrying the luggage.

Among the principal objects of the present invention is to provide aone-piece clip which is stamped out of sheet metal and includes as anintegral part thereof an anchoring element which isv adapted to projectthrough a slot formed in the end of the strap handle whereby theanchored end of the handle is permitted a limited degree of movementrelatively to the clip, a pair of such clips being employed forrespectively anchoring the opposite ends of the handle in position.

A further .and important. object of the invention is to provide a clipof the character hereinbefore described in which the anchoring element'is so formed as to be self-reinforced against the heaviest loads thatmay be carried by the handle, the clip being generally so designed as toresist any tendency for the strap handle to become disengaged from theluggage to which it is secured.

A still further object is to provide a luggage handle clip which isexceedingly simple in construction and design, inexpensive tomanufacture, easily secured in position and exceedingly strong anddurable in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent hereinafter, it beingunderstood that the present invention consists substantially in thecombination, construction, location and relative arrangement of parts,all as described in the following specification, as shown in theaccompanying drawing and as nally pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred constructionof the present invention:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing a handle secured in position by the.clips constructed in accordance with and embodying the principles ofthe present invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the arrangement shown in Figure1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-'3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 4--4 of Figure2;

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing 'al clip of thepresent invention;

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the clip;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on thek line,

1,-1 of Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is a View similar to Figure 7 showing -a somewhatmodied form ofthe clip.

Referring now to the drawing and more particularly to Figures 5 to '7,it will be observed that the clip of the present invention, designatedgenerally by the reference numeral I0, is in the form of' a one-piecesheet metal stamping of generally channel or U-shape having an upperflat part I I and opposite depending side parts I2-l2 the free ends ofwhich are outwardly turned to provide a pair of securing'anges I3I3.These latter flanges are respectively apertured, as at -I4-I4, to permitthe insertion therethrough of suitable securing screws I5 (see Figures 1and 2).

Struck out of the flat part IIof ther clip are a` `pair of more or lesssharply pointed strapanchoring elements oppositely bent downwardly outvof the plane of the part Il and then passed into flatwise en-y gagementwith each other, as shown, to provide the clip with a centrally`disposed depending anchor adapted to be projected freely through a slotsuitably provided therefor adjacent one end of the strap handle which isto be secured to the luggage. `As clearly appears from Figures 5 to '7,

the depending anchor, which is thus formed of a double thickness of thesheet metal out of which the clipis stamped, is so disposed that theopposed flat surfaces thereof parallel the side parts I2|2 ofthe clip.In other words, the depending anchor is so disposed that the base I1thereof by which it is integrally joined to the at part y In use of theclip of the present invention, a

pair of them are employed, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, for anchoring inposition the oppositeside parts I 2-I2 of the clip embracing therebe-`tween said portion of the handle, the depending anchor projectsdownwardly into and through the slot I9 in the handle. Generally, theclips areso relatively secured in position that when the handle isdisposed flatwise against the luggage wall, the depending anchorageelements I6-l'6 of the clips are spaced from the outer ends of the slotsIll-I9, thereby permitting a limited extent of inward movement of theopposite endsl of the :handle when the central portion :thereof is exed:away from the luggage wall, Aas when 'it is used for carrying theluggage.

For all practical purposes, the struck-out parts lli-I6 which jointlyform the depending anchor,

need yhe of a length only sufficient to "presentfthe i andv formed lofsuicientrlengthr Las shown' :in'gEigure 8) that their pointedextremities penetrate in place, thereby providing rigid fastening of theanchoring element at top and bottom thereof. Also, itawill beunderstood, that by so increasing the length of the anchoring elementand pointing its free extremity to effect its rigid securement to theluggage, it may be unnecessary to provide a pair of struck-outparts asshown for -eaohzfclip and insteadf'onlyvone such struck-out "part,properly centered within `the clip, may be employed without departingfrom the general principles of the present invention.

What is claimed as new and useful is:

Aic'li'p 'for a luggage handle ofthe type having Aelongatedslots in theopposite end portions thereof ycomprising a U-shaped member adapted to.be

'secured toth'e luggage in embracing relation with respect to eachslotted portion of the handle, said member including a flat partvextending across and Aoverlying mhefslotte'd portion :of the .handleandfsa'id flat lfpart including a pair 'of struck-out l elementsvlopposite'l-y'ibent out'of the plane ith'ereof :and ypressed intofa'twise .engagement with each GEORGEv LIPSCHUTZ.

